Apparatus for racking beer.



No. 647,298. Patented Apr. l0, I900. R. H. GANGWISCH.

APPARATUS FOR RAGKING BEER.

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RICHARD H. GANGWISOH, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA;

APPARATUS FOR RAoKiNc BEER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,298, dated April10, 1900.

Application filed October 16, 1895. Renewed March 14, 1900. Serial No.8,673. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern;

Be it known that LBIOHARD H. GANGWISCH, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAppa: ratus for Racking Beer, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in anapparatus for racking carbonated liquids without relieving the pressure,and it may be more particularly referred to as a hermetic apparatus forthis purpose.

The invention has for one object the provision of new and novel meansfor preventing the escape of the carbonic-acid gas contained in theliquid and preventing it from becoming flat; furthermore, theconstruction of a device that will prevent any overflow or waste of theliquid being racked.

A further object of the invention is the construction of a device of theabove-referred-to class whereby the receptacles may be placed rapidly inposition, filled, and removed and whereby the bun gs are automaticallyinserted in the receptacles to be filled without reducing the pressure.

A further object of the invention is the construction of an apparatusfor the above-described purpose that will fill the receptacle with airor gas at a greater pressure than atmospheric pressure and replace theair with carbonated liquid, cutting oflt the supply when the receptacleis filled and sealing the same; furthermore, to provide a separate bungmagazine and mechanism whereby the bungs are fed and carried to thedesired position to be driven into the receptacle, all antomatically andwithout relieving the pressure.

A still further object of the invention is the construction of a rackerthat will greatly facilitate the labor involved in this work and at thesame time considerably reduce the expense of the same.

The invention still further consists in an apparatus as above describedhaving a table for supporting the receptacle to be filled that isautomatically adjust-ed and that will also automatically remove thereceptacle when filled from the table.

Further objects of the invention reside in the construction of anapparatus as above described that will be comparatively simple, strong,durable, effectual in its operation, and comparatively inexpensive tomanufacture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention finally consistsin the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to behereinafter more specifically described, and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In describingthe invention in detail reference is hadto the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like figuresof reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views, inwhich Figure 1 is a front perspective View of the table carrying thefilling bunging mechan- .ism. Fig. 2 is a broken vertical sectionthrough the filling-cylinder and supportingcolumn, also showing parts inelevation. Fig. 3 is a detail of the valve controlling the shiftingtable, showing operating-rod in lowermost position. Fig. 4 is asectional detail of part of the filling means. Fig. 5 is a frontelevation of the means for oscillating the sliding plate, showing thetable and the rear member of the plate in section. Fig. 6 is a plan ofthe wearing-plate. Fig. 7 is a plan of the forward portion of the table.Fig. Sis a section taken on the line 8 8, Fig. 10. Fig. 9 is a sectionof one of the valves with the operating means in elevation. Fig. 10 is aplan view of the table, showing the supporting-column in section. Fig.11 is a plan of the sliding plate. Figs. 12 and 13 are detail views ofthe barrel-tipping mechanism. Fig. 14 is another sectional view of thevalve shown in Fig.9. Figs. 15 and 16 are sectional views at rightangles to each other of the bung-cylinder.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

A suitable base 1 carries two standards 2 2, which are connected attheir upper ends by across-beam 3, which supports a hollow column 4:. Onthis hollow column is a sliding collar 6, which supports aVertically-recipro- ,anism 23.

eating table 5, having rear Wall 14 connected to said collar. At theupper end of the column 4is supported an air-cylinder 7, containing apiston 8, whose rod 8 is connected to the collar 6 by means of bolts 99, extending through vertical slots 10 in the hollow column 4. At thelower end of this piston-rod is a supplemental piston 12, which workswithin a dash-pot 11 for cushioning the downstroke of the device. Table5 is composed of two sections 5 5, (see Fig. 10,) bolted together by theflanges 13 13, and section 5 is perfo rated near the outer edge, as at16, and fitted with a thimble or nipple 16 for connection with thebung-hole of the barrel to be filled. A gasket 17, of rubber, isprovided for the purpose of securing a tight joint. Pivoted to the table5 at about its center is a sliding plate 18, adapted to oscillatethereon, a suitable pintle 19 connecting the parts. Plate 18 is providedwith two openings 20 21, which are adapted to alternately register withbunghole 16 in table 5 as the plate 18 is oscillated. (See Fig. 8.)Above opening 20 is mounted the bung-driving mechanism 22, and aboveopening 21 is arranged the filling-tube mech- A bracket-plate 24 ismounted on table 5 and is perforated at 25. The wall of perforation 25is cut away at 26 and the perforation so spaced relative to thebung-hole 16 in table 5 that when the filling-hole 21 registers with thebung-hole 16 opening 20 in the plate is arranged under perforation 25 inthe bracket.

Section 5* is recessed for the reception of a segmental wearing-plate 5,and a groove or gutter 5F surrounds the depression and receives acorresponding ridge or flange 5 on the wearing-plate 5 (See Figs. 6, 7,and 8.) Sliding plate 18 is correspondingly recessed to receive awearing-plate 18, which is bored at 20 and 21 to correspond to theopenings in the sliding plate. An air-cylinder 27 is provided for movingthe oscillating plate 18 and is connected by piston-rod 28, bell-cranklever 29, and link 30 to the lug 31 on the rearwardly-projecting member32 of oscillating plate 18, as shown in Fig. 5. Rod 28 is guided at 33and is secured to lever 29 by the pinand-slot connection 34. Table 5 isprovided with an additional segmental wearing-plate 35, against whichthe rear member of the oscillating plate bears. The bung drivingmechanism comprises a cylinder 36, supported directly above hole 20 bystandards 37 37. Standard 37 is bent outward at 38 and downward alongthe edges of the oscillating plate 18 and table 5 and is provided at itslower end with a clamping-plate 39, bolted thereto and arranged to clampagainst the lower surface of table 5. Standard 37 is bent outward at 38and extends through registering segmental slots 40 41 in the plate 18and table 5. A plate 39', bolted thereto, is similar in kind andfunction to plate 39. A piston 42 in cylinder 36 carries thebung-driving plunger 43. A double valve 44 is connected to cylinder 36by pipes 46 47 for the purpose of supplying air above and below piston42. This valve is shown in detail at Figs. 9 and 14. Chamber 48 has anipple 49 for the connection of the air-supply pipe 50 and nipples 51and 52 for the connection of pipes 46 and 47, respectively. In thevalve-chamber 48 is arranged a doublepiston-valve 53 for controllingcommunication between the air-supply pipe 50 and pipes 46 and 47, andthe chamber is provided at its upper and lower end with perforations 5455, through which the air from either end of cylinder 36 may escape whenpressure is supplied to the other end of said cylinder.

Valve-rod 56 extends through housing 57 and is provided therein with thecollar 58. A spring 59, hearing against the under surface of saidcollar, normally keeps the valve in its upper position. The housing 57is closed at the bottom by plate 60, which also serves as a support forthe lower end of spring 59. A handle 61 for depressing the valve ispivoted to a sliding collar 62 on valve-rod 56 and is connected to plate18 by the pivoted link 63. Below sliding collar 62 on the valverod ismounted a fixed collar 64, which limits the movement of collar 62.Collar 64 is cut away at 65, whereby when the valve is lowcred saidcollar wipes the end of pawl 66, which engages with the top of collar 64on the return movement of the valve and holds said valve in the positionindicated in full lines in Fig. 14.

Pawl 66 is pivoted, together with link 63, on pin 67 and rests at itsrearward end on the edge of table 5, whereby it is prevented from risingabove a substantially-horizontal position. Table 5 is provided with acam-plate 68, which is adapted to engage the rear end of lever 66 whenthe oscillating plate 18 is moved to the left, whereby the forward endof said pawl is depressed sufficiently to release the collar 64.

To prevent the valve from immediately rising to its upper position,valve-stem 58 projects below the level of the under surface of table 5and is bent inward and upward at 69. It will thus be seen that when thepawl 66 releases the valve 56 the latter will rise until the end 69 isin contact with the lower surface of table 5. (See dotted lines, Fig.14.) Plate 18 is recessed at 70 directly above the end 69 of thevalve-stem, and table 5 is provided at 71 with a perforation which isadapted to register with the end of the valve-stem and recesses 70 atthe same time that the bungcylinder and bung-driving plunger aredirectly over the bung-hole 16. It follows from this construction thatonly when the bungdriving plunger is in the position to drive the bunginto the barrel will the valve 44 return to its uppermost position. Ashas been stated, the filling mechanism is mounted directly above thehole 21 in plate 18. It comprises the filling-tube 72, which is arrangedto beraised and lowered within a liquid-cylinder 73, mounted on thesliding plate 18.

The liquid-cylinder is screwed into its lower head 74, which latter isintegral with standards 75, rising from housing 76. A suitablestuffing-box 77 is provided in the opening in the cylinder-head throughwhich the fillingtube passes and also in the opening 78 in the ousin g76. Filling-tube 72 is provided at its upper end with a connecting-head79, having the valve-seat 80 and socket 81, in which is screwed theactuating piston-rod 82. Intermediate the valve-seat and the socket 81is a spider 83, whereby free communication is afforded between theinterior of the liquid-cylinder and the filling-tube. A valve 84 isseated within the valve-seat and hasa depending stem 85, terminating inbutton 86 beneath the lower end of the tube. A spring 87 normally holdsthe valve to its seat. As shown in Fig. 4, the lower end of thefilling-tube is perforated at 89 to provide outlets for the liquid to befilled. Liquid is supplied to cylinder 73 at 90 through pipe 91, mountedon liquid-cylinder 73. Motor-cylinder 92, containing piston 93, isconnected to the fillingin g-tubc 72 by piston-rod 82, referred toabove. Suitable stnffing-boxes 94 95 are provided to prevent leakage atthe openings in cylinders 73 and 92, through which piston-rod 82 passes.A valve 96 controls the admission of the air to the upper and lower endsof cylinder 92 through pipes 97 and 98, respectively. A flexible pipe99, connected to pipe 50, supplies air to said valve.

Mounted on housing 76 and communicating with the interior thereof is asight-glass 103, from which the flexible pipe 100 leads to airpressurechamber 101, which is provided with pressure-regulator102. (See Fig.4.)Aturning plug maybe provided in flexible pipe 101, as shown in Fig. 4.Within housing 76 is provided a float-valve 106, having suitable packing107 and arranged to close the opening 108 in sight-glass 103 when theliquid, having filled the barrel, rises in the housing 76. Mounted onliquid-cylinder 73 and communicating therewith is a diaphragm-chamber109, containing diaphragm 110, arranged to control valve 96. Said valveis of the ordinary rotary type and is provided with a handle 111, havinga spiral spring 112 on the stem thereof, arranged to turn the same inthe direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1. Alever 113, pivoted at 114,is normally pressed by the spring 115 in the path of said handletoretain it against rotation. Diaphragm is provided with a pin 116,adapted to engage the end 117 of lever 113. It will be evident,therefore, that when the pressure in cylinder 73 rises to such a pointthat it overbalances spring lever 113 will be tripped to releasevalve-handle 111.

Mounted on the upper end of bung-cylinder 36 is a pressure-distributingcylinder 118, Fig. 1, which receives air from any suitable sourcethrough pipe 119 and distributes it to valves 44 and 96, heretoforereferred to, and also to valve 120, controlling a supply of air tocylinder 7, and to valve 121, controlling the supply of air to cylinder20. Valve 120 is of the double-cylinder type, like valve 44, (shown inFig. 9,) and receives air from pipe 50 through pipe 122. In the upperend of valve 120 pipe 123 leads to the lower end of cylinder 7, and fromthe lower end of said valve the pipe 124 leads to the upper end ofcylinder 7. A spring similar in all respects to spring 59 keeps thevalve normally in its upper position. A handle 125 is provided to lowerthe valve, so that collar 126 may engage the end 127 of lever 128. Saidlever is pivoted at 129 and connected at its rear end by means of link130 to lever 131. (See Fig. 16.) The latter lever is pivoted at 132 tothe lower face of cylinder 36 and proj ects beneath the end of slidingpin 133,which is suitably packed in the lower head of cylinder 36 andextends upward, so that it is struck by piston-head 42 at the lower endof its stroke. It will be seen from this that if the collar 126 be inengagement with end 127 and lever 128 when the piston descends it willdrive pin 133 against the end of lever 131 and, through the intermediatelink 130, trip valve 120 and allow it to return to its upper position.Valve 121 is connected to pipe 50 by pipe 134, whereby air is suppliedto said valve, and is connected to the upper and lower end of cylinder27 by pipes 135 and 136. A handle 137 is provided for setting saidvalve. Valve 121 is operated by suitable mechanism from cylinder 92.(See Figs. 1 and 2.) In the upper head of said cylinder is mounted areciprocating pin 138, and on said cylinder-head a lever 139 is pivotedat 140 and arranged in the path of said pin. A retractile spring 141 isconnected to one end of lever 139, and to the other end at 142 isconnected a rod 143, which carries at its lower end a pawl 144, (shownin Fig. 3,) which is pressed by a spring 145 againsta four-toothed wheel150. Now it will be seen that when pin 136 is struck by piston 93 itwill raise one end of lever 139 against the tension of spring 141 and,through the me dium of rod 143 and pawl 144, cause valve 136 to make aquarter-revolution.

The operation of this part of the device will now be described. We willsuppose valves 44 and 120 to be in their upper positions, fillingtube inits raised position, and the oscillating plate 18 in its position at theright. The table 5 will then be in its upper position and thebung-driving plunger 43 in its lower position. Valve 44 is first drawndown by its handle 61 until the fixed collar 64 is caught beneath theend of pawl 66. On releasing the handle counterweight 151 will cause itto return to the position shown in Fig. 9, the collar 62 being looselymounted on the valve-stem for this purpose. Compressed air will thenenter the lower end of cylinder 36 and the valve 44 through pipe 47 andthe bung driving plunger be raised. Valve 120 is then lowered by handuntil collar 126 is caught and detained by lever 128. Air will then beexhausted in the bottom of cylinder 7 through pipe 123 and valve 120 andwill be supplied to the top of said cylinder through the pipe 122, valve120,

and pipe 124. The table 5 is thereby lowered until gasket 17 iscompressed around the bunghole of the barrel to be filled. A fillingapparatus is now to be brought over the bunghole and registeredtherewith. This is ac- 1O 'complished by seating the Valve 121 in theposition shown in Fig. 3 by means of handle 137. Air will thus besupplied from reservoir 118 through pipe 50, pipe 134, valve 121, andpipe 136 to the lower end of cylinder 27 and :5 will be exhausted fromthe upper end of said cylinder through pipe 135 and valve 121 to theopen air. The piston in cylinder 27 will be raised and bell-crank lever29 rocked and the rear section 32 of the sliding plate 18 2o moved tothe right. This will throw the forward section of the sliding plate tothe left and bring the bung-receiving aperture 20 in said plate underopening in bracket-plate 24, and at the same time filling-hole 21 will25 be caused to register with the bung-hole 16 in table 5. In the courseof this movement of the sliding plate pawl 66 will be carried to theleft, with its rear end resting on the edge of table 5, until it comesin contact with the upward slope of cam-block 68, along which it rises.The forward end of the pawl is thereby depressed, as before explained,until collar 67 on the valve-rod 56 is released. The valve is thenraised by spring 59 until the end 69 of the rod comes in contact withthe under .surface of table 5, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. let. Itwill be noted that the position of the valve-holes to the openings inthe cask is not thereby materially changed, and while the table is inthis position a bung is dropped through opening 25 into aperture 26 inthe sliding plate, as best shown in Fig. 8. It is now necessary to lowerthe filling-tube into the cask through openings 21 and 16. For

this purpose valve 96 is drawn into the posi-' tion shown in Fig. 1, inwhich the valve-handle is retained by lever 113. From supplytube air nowflows through tube 99 to valve 96, thence through pipe 97 to the upperend 50 of cylinder 92. At the same time air is exhausted from the lowerend of said cylinder through pipe 98 and valve 96 to the open air.Piston 93 and filling-tube 72 are thereby lowered until button 86 on therod of valve8et 5 5 strikes the bottom of the cask or barrel, and

the valve is thereby raised against the pressure of spring 87. Beer orother liquid to be racked will now flow through pipe 91 at the lower endof the liquid-cylinder 73 at152 and through the filling-tube down out ofthe openings at the bottom thereof into the barrel. The air contained inthe barrel will now escape through openings 16 and 20, housing 76,sightglass 103, and pipe 100 into pressure-cham- 6 5 ber 101, from whichit will escape through valve 102 after the desired pressure is reached.When the cask is full, the beer will rise through the openings 16 and 20into the housing 76 and raise the float 106 thereof to close opening108. Up to this time it is apparent the pressure of the beer and gas inthe filling cylinder will depend on the point of pressure at which valve102 is set. Now, however, this avenue of escape having been cut 6d, thepressure in the cask and in the liquid-cylinder will rapidly rise untilit reaches approximately the pressure under which the beer is let intothe filling-machine. This pressure, or, indeed, a somewhat-lesspressure, acting on the diaphragm 110, (see Fig. 2,) will press the sameoutward and overcome the resistance of spring 115, will trip lever 113,and cause it to release handle 111. Valve 96 will then be turned byspring 112 until it comes into contact with stop 153. It will then benoted that the upper end of cylinder 92 will be opened to the exhaust ofsaid valve through pipe 97, and the lower end ofsaid cylinder will bedropped into communication with the supply of compressed air throughpipe 98, the passage in said valve, pipe 99, and pipe 50. Pis ton 93will therefore rise and withdraw the filling-tube from the barrel. Aspiston 93 reaches the upper end of its stroke it strikes pin 138, raisesend of lever 139 against the tension of spring 1 11, and therebydepresses rod 1 13, which causes plate 150 to make a quarter-revolution,as heretofore explained. This allows the air to exhaust from the lowerside of cylinder 27 and brings the upper side of said cylinder, throughpipe 135 of said valve, pipe 134:, and pipe 150, into communication withthe compressed-air supply. The piston in cylinder 27 is thereby lowered,and through piston-rod 28, bell-crank lever 29, and link 30 theoscillating plate is again oscillated, the rear portion moving to theleft and the upward portion consequently moving to the right. Duringthis operation it will be observed that the bung-driving plunger hasremained in its elevated position for the reason that itscontrolling-valve has not yet been released. End 69 of the valve-rod nowslides along the undersnrface of table 5 as plate 18 moves to the rightuntil it reaches aperture 71 in table 5. This happens at identically themoment when the bung-plunger comes into alinement with the bung-hole 16.The openings 71 and recesses are of a size to allow end 69 of thevalve-rod to enter them readily. Valve 14 will therefore be raised byspring 59 when the rod reaches this opening, and the supply of air willbe cut offfrom the lower face of piston 42 and supplied to the upperface of said piston. The bung-driving plunger is forced outward therebyand strikes the bung contained in opening 20 and drives itthroughopening 16 into the bung hole of the barrel. As the bung-driving plungerreaches the bottom of its stroke it strikes pin 133 and through thelevers 131 and link 130 releases lever 128 from collar 126 on the rod ofvalve 120. This valve is then raised by its spring and the supply of airthereby out off from the top of cylinder 7 and supplied through thebottom of said cylinder. The exhaust of air from the top of cylinder 7takes place exactly as heretofore described in relation to cylinder 36.The piston 8 now raises table 5 and the filling-machine is in itsoriginal position and ready to fill and bung another barrel.

In order that when the barrel is filled it may be thrown off from themachine automatically, I have provided the mechanism shown in the lowerpart of Fig. 2 and in Figs. 12 and 13. 155 is a rod formed at its upperend into a slotted plate 156, through the slot of which extends thebolts 9. Suitablenuts 157 (see Fig. 10) are used to clamp the plate atvarious positions with reference to the bolts. At its elevation rod 155is connected to lever 158 by pin-andslot connection 159. (See Fig. 12.)Lever 158 is pivoted at 160 and arranged to strike against tappet 161 onlever 162. This tappet is pivoted to lever 162 at 163 and weighted at164 for purposes which will appear. Lever 162 is fixed to rotary shaft165, mounted in base 1 at 166 and 167. On shaft 165 are mounted twocurved arms 168, adapted to be operatedthereby. Aslotted plate issecured to bolts 9 at points which are determined by the point at whichit is desired to roll the barrel from platform 70. When properly seated,the rod 155 will rise with the table 5,with which it is connected, asset forth, and end 170 of lever 158 will be depressed. When it reaches ahorizontal position, it will strike tappet 16 i and lower arm 162, andthereby raise arms168, which will strike against the lower part of thebarrel and tip it off platform 170. It will be noted that as rod 155descends and 170in lever 158 is raised it will strike tappet 161 to berevolved on pivot 163 and allow lever 158 to pass. After the end of saidlever is clear weighted handle 164 will cause the tappet to again dropinto the position shown in Fig. 12, ready to be again actuated by thelever. The entire machine is now ready for the reception of anotherbarrel to be filled.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecu e by Letters Patent, is

1. In a barrel-filling mechanism, the combination of a filling-tube, apipe connecting the same with a suitable source of beer under pressure,a passage for the escape of air from the barrel, means operated by theoverflow of the beer to close the escapepassage, a fluid-cylinder, apiston therein connected to the filling-tube for raising and loweringthe same, a valve controlling the admission of the fluid to saidcylinder and means operated by the pressure of the beer for controllingthe valve, whereby when the barrel is filled the filling-tube isautomatically withdrawn.

2. In a barrel-filling device, the combination of a plate provided withmeans for effecting a tight joint with the bung-hole of the barrel whenfilled, the housing mounted on the plate, an air-escape connecting withthe said valve to raise the filling-tube when the barrel is full.

3. The combination in a barrel-filling machine, of a housing, anair-escape leading from said housing, a float-valve arranged to closethe air-escape, means for securing a sealed joint between the housingand the barrel to be filled, a filling-tubearranged to reciprocatethrough said housing, a supply-cyl inder surrounding the upper end ofthe filling-tube, a motor-cylinder connected to the filling-tube toraise and lower the same, a valve arranged to control the supply ofmotive fluid to the cylinder, a chamber communicating with thesupply-cylinder and containing a diaphragm to be operated by thepressure in said cylinder and intermediate mechanism whereby the valveis tripped by the movement of the diaphragm to supply fluid to themotor-cylinder to raise the fillingtube when the barrel is filled.

a. In a barrel-filling gnachiue, a table having a hole arranged to forma tight joint with the bung-hole of the barrel, a plate arranged tooscillate on the table and provided with openings adapted to registeralternately with the opening in said table, a fluid-cylinder arranged tooscillate the plate, a filling-tube arranged over one of the openings inthe sliding plate, a fluid-cylinder for raising and lowering thefilling-tube, means for drivinga bung from the secondof the saidopenings into the barrel, a fluid-cylinder for operating saidbung-driving means, valves controlling the supply of pressure to thefluid-cylinders and means operated by the level of the beer toautomatically actuate said valves whereby when the barrel is full thefillingtube will be withdrawn, the sliding plate shifted and the bungdriven home.

5. In a barrel-filling machine the combina tion of a suitable support, atable mounted to reciprocate vertically on said support, and having anopening adapted to register with the bung-hole of a barrel, a slidingplate mounted on the table and adapted to oscillate thereon and providedwith a filling-opening and a bung-receiving opening, means in cluding afluid cylinder for operating the same, a filling-tube mounted toreciprocate through the filling-opening, a fluid-cylinder connectedthereto to operate the same, valves arranged to control the supply offluid to the various cylinders and means operated by the pressure of theliquid to be filled to automatically actuate said valves whereby thefillingtube will be raised from the barrel, the slidvertically-movabletable, whereby the arms may be oscillated.

7. In a racker for carbonated liquids, a frame carrying an adjustablevertically-opcrating table provided with a sealing device, afilling-tube, a bung-driver,valves operating pistons secured to saidfilling-tube and hungdriver, means for operating said valves, anadjustable package-support carried by the frame, and means whereby thesupport is antomatically tilted to throw the package off,

substantially as shown and described.

8. In a racking device, a liquid-cylinder connected to a liquid-supplyand provided with a sealing device, an-air-cylinder, a filling-tubeoperating in said liquid-cylinder and normally closed thereto andprovided with'a valve, a piston connected to the filling-tube andoperating in the air-cylinder and operating a rod pivotally secured to avalve to admit air to a cylinder; carrying a piston operating thesealing device, substantially as shown and described.

9. In a racker, a liquid-cylinder, an aircylinder, a filling-tubeoperating in said liquid-cylinder and normally closed thereto, a pistonin the air-cylinder to operate the filling-tube, said liquid-cylinderbeing suitably connected at its base to a shifting plate provided withapertures and arranged to slide on a table likewise provided with anaperture adapted to register with the apertures in said plate,substantially as shown and described.

10. In a racker, an adjustable verticallyoperated table having suitablysupported thereon a liquid-cylinder connected to a liquid-supply, andcarrying a filling-tube normally closed thereto, a piston-rod engagingsaid filling-tube and operated by the pistonhead carried by anair-chamber and extending through a stuffing-box, substantially as shownand described.

11. In a racker, a table with a hole arranged to be brought intoregister with the bung-hole of a barrel, a bung-adjusting block arrangedabove the table and having an aperture therein with an inclined face, ashifting plate arranged on the table and having a hole adapted toregister alternately with thehole in the table and with that in the adjusting-block, whereby the bung is transferred from the adjusting-blockto a position over the bung-hole, and a plunger to drive the bungmounted over the shifting table, substantially as shown and described.

12. In a racker, the combination of the liquid-cylinder, a filling-tubenormally closed thereto and operating in said liquid-cylinder, saidfilling-tube being provided with a rod carrying a button on its lowerextremity, a chamber carried by the shifting plate, and provided with afloat-valve, a sealing device formed by the contact of the table andshifting plate, a bung-adjusting device for inserting the bung, anair-cylinder for operating the sealing device, an air-cylinder foroperating the filling-tube, and an air-reservoir, valves admitting airinto said cylinders, and means for automatically operating said valves,substantially as shown and described.

13. In a racker, a filling-table having a bringing-opening, a platepivoted to the table and having two openings adapted to register withthe br nging-opening, and filling and bunging means mounted above saidopenings, substantially as shown and described.

14. In a racker,'a liquid-cylinder, a fillingtube operating in saidliquid-cylinder and normally closed thereto a valve carried by saidfilling-tube adapted to be opened when the tube comes in contact withthe bottom of the package, substantially as shown and described.

15. In a racker a filling-tube, an air-motor operating the same, a valvecontrolling said motor, a float-valve to automatically close theair-passage from the barrel and stop the flow of liquid a chambercommunicating with the chamber carrying said float-valve, said chamberprovided with a diaphragm operating a rod to automatically operate saidair-valve, substantially as shown and described.

16. In a racker, a sealing device having an air-passage, a fillingtube,a n air-cylinder and piston arranged to reciprocate the filling-tube, avalve adapted to control the flow of air to the cylinder, and afloat-valve in said airpassage arranged to automatically close the same,a chamber communicating with said air-passage provided with a diaphragm,operating a rod adapted to automatically operate the air-valve,substantially as shown and described.

17. In a racker, a vertically-operated table, a sliding sealing-platepivotally secured to said table, a liquid-cylinder and bunging devicecarried by said plate, a filling-tube operating in said liquid-cylinder,an air-cylinder carrying a piston adapted to operate said filling-tube,said bunging device provided with a bung-driver, an air-cylindercarrying a piston operating said bung-driver, valves carried by saidair-cylinder to admit air to said cylinders whereby the filling-tube andbung-driver are operated, substantially as shown and described.

18. In a racker device, a liquid-cylinder, a filling-tube operating insaid cylinder, an aircylinder, a piston operating in said air-cylinderand secured to said filling-tube, substantially as shown and described.

19. In a filling-machine, a combination of the filling-tube adapted toenter the receptaole, an air-cylinder, and a piston therein secured tosaid filling tube and adapted to operate same, substantially as shownand described.

20. In a filling-machine, the combination'of a reciprocating table, anair-cylinder, a piston therein secured to said table an air-operatedfilling-tube mounted on said table, substantially as shown anddescribed.

21. In a racker, a tilting table for carrying the package, avertically-reciprocating fillertable for tilting the package-table toremove the package, substantially as shown and described.

22. In a racker, a filling device and a bunging device to alternatelycome in vertical alinement with the opening in the receptacle, means forautomatically withdrawing the filling device from the receptacle, andmeans for automatically driving the bung, substantially as shown anddescribed.

23. In a filling-machine, a combination of a filling-tube adapted toenter the receptacle, a stuffing-box, said filling-tube being adapted toreciprocate through said striding-box, an air-cylinder, and a pistontherein, said piston being secured to said filling-tube, substantiallyas shown and described.

24.. In a racking device, a liquid'cylindcr, a filling-tube operating insaid liquid-cylinder, an air-cylinder, a piston operating in saidaircylinder and secured to said filling-tube to operate the same,substantially as shown and described.

25. In a racking device, a liquid-cylinder, a fi1ling-tube operating insaid cylinder, an air-cylinder, a piston operating in said aircylinderand connected to said filling-tube to operate the same, substantially asshown and described.

26. In a racker for carbonated liquids, a frame carrying an adjustablevertically-operated table provided with a, sealing device, afilling-tube, a bung-driver,valves admitting air into cylinders carryingpistons secured to said filling-tube and bung-driver, and means foroperating said valve, substantially as shown and described.

27. In a racker, an adjustable verticallyoperated table having suitablysupported thereon a cylinder carrying a fillingtube, an air-cylinder, apiston, connections between the piston and the filling-tube whereby thefilling-tube is reciprocated, substantially as shown and described.

28. In a racker, a tilting table for carrying the package, avertical]y-reciprocating fillertable and means operated by the ascent ofthe filler-table to tilt the package-table to remove the package,substantially as shown and described.

29. In a filling-n1achine, the combination of a reciprocating table, anair-cylinder, a piston therein and secured to said table, and anair-operated bung-driver mounted on said table, substantially as shownand described.

30. In a racking device, a liquid-cylinder,

an air-cylinder,a filling-tube operatingin said liquid-cylinder andnormally closed thereto, and provided with a valve, a piston-rod securedto said filling-tube and operating in said air-cylinder, and means foroperating the sealing device, substantially as shown and described.

31. In a racker as described, a liquid-cylinder, a filling-tubeoperating therein, an aircylinder, a piston secured to the filling-tubeand operating an arm arranged on the top of the air-cylinder whereby avalve controlling a piston secured to the shifting table isantomatically operated, substantially as shown and described.

32. In a raoker, an adjustable verticallyoperated table having aliquid-cylinder suitably mounted thereon,a filling-tube operating insaid cylinder, a piston-rod engaging said filling-tn be and operated bya piston-head in an aincylinder carried by the liquid-cylinder,substantially as shown and described.

33. In a filling-machine, a filling-tube arranged to reciprocate throughsaid fillinghead, a fluid-motor connected to the fillingtube to operatethe same, a valve controlling the supply of fluid to said motor, andmeans operated by the level of the liquid to shift the valve to raisethe filling-tube, substantially as shown and described.

34. In a racker for carbonated liquids, a frame carrying an adjustablevertically-operated table provided with a sealing device, afilling-tube, a bung-driver, valves for operating said filling-tube andbung-driver, a universal package-support carried by the frame, and meanswhereby the support is automatically tilted to throw the package oft,substantially as shown and described.

35. In a racker, an adjustable verticallyoperated table having aliquid-cylinder suitably mounted thereon, a filling-tube operating insaid cylinder, a piston-rod engaging said filling-tube and operated by apistonhead carried by an air-cylinder, substantially as shown anddescribed.

36. In a racker for carbonated liquids, a frame, a vertically-operatedtable supported by said frame, a sealing carrier or plate, pivotallysecured to the table, a bunging device and filling-tube mounted on saidsealing carrier or plate, air-cylinders, pistons operating in saidcylinders for operating the bunging device and filling-tube, valvesadmitting air to said cylinders whereby the bu nging device andfilling-tube are operated, substantially as shown and described.

37. In a filling-machine, a filling-head, a filling-tube arranged toreciprocate through said filling-head, a fluid-motor connected to thefilling-tube to operate the same, a valve controlling the supply offluid to said motor, and means adapted to be automatically operated whenthe barrel is filled to shift the valve to raise the filling-tube,substantially as shown and described.

38. In a racker for carbonated liquids, a

frame carrying an adjustable vertically-operated table provided with asealing device, a filling-tube, a bung-driver, valves for operating saidfilling-tube and bung-driver, a pack age-support carried by the frame,and means whereby the package is automatically tilted off, substantiallyas shown and described.

39. I11 a racker for carbonated liquids, a frame, a vertically-operatedtable supported by said frame, a sealing carrier or plate pivotallysecured to the table, a bunging device and filling-tube mounted on saidsealing car rier or plate, air-cylinders, pistons operating in saidcylinders for operating the bunging device and filling-tube, valvescarried by said cylinders to effect the movement of the parts,substantially as shown and described.

40. In a filling-machine, a suitable support, ahorizontally-reciprocating carrier, a fillingtube and bung-driver, andmeans controlled by the movement of the reciprocating carrier to cause amotor to operate the bung-driver when it is brought in alinement withthe bung-hole of the package, substantially as shown and described.

41. In a liquid-filling machine for breweries or the like, thecombination of a support having a guide-opening to fit closely about thefilling-opening of a positioned package to be filled, an oscillatingplate on said support, a vertically-reciprocatory filling-tube and avertically-reciprocatory stopper-driver mounted on said plate, a sourceof fluid-pressure, and means for controlling the pressure whereby thedriver is automatically moved to follow the tube in alinement with saidguide-opening and driven, substantially as shown'and described.

42. Inaliquid-filling machine for breweries or the like, the combinationwith a source of fluid-pressure, of a support having a guideopening withwhich the filling-opening of a positioned package to be filledregisters, an oscillating plate pivoted on said support, a filling-tubeand a bung-driver mounted on said plate,and means for controlling saidpressure to automatically move the plate on the support to bring thesaid bung-driver in alinement with the saidguide-opening and toantomatically drive the bung-driver through said guide-opening,substantially as shown and described.

43. In a liquid-filling machine for breweries or the like, thecombination with a source of fluid-pressure, of a support, a table onthe support, a vertically-reciprocatory filling-tube and avertically-reciprocatory stopper-driver on the table, a cylinder and apiston therein operatively connected with the said driver, and means forcontrolling said pressure whereby the table is automatically moved tobring the driver in alinement with the opening of a positioned package,and a pistonto automatically drive the stopper-driver, substantially asshown and described.

44:. In a liquid-filling machine for breweries or the like, thecombination with a source of fluid-pressure of a support, a table on thesupport, a vertically-reciprocatory stopperdriver on the carrier, acylinder and a piston therein operatively connected with the saidfilling-tube and means for controlling the pressure to move the saidtube and driver in alinement with the filling-opening of a positionedpackage, and for automatically moving the said piston to withdraw thefillingtube, substantially as shown and described.

45; In a filling-machine, a suitable support, a horizontally-movablecarrier, a filling-tube and a bung-driver plunger mounted thereon andarranged to be brought successively into alinement with the bung-hole ofa package, a motor for reciprocating the bunging-plunger, and meanscontrolled by the movement of the carrier to cause the motor to drivethe plunger when the latteris broughtinto alinement with the bung-holeof the package, substantially as shown and described.

46. In a filling-machine forliquids,the combination with a holder forpositioning the package to be filled, of a carrier above the holder, avertically-reciprocatory filling-tube and a vertically-reciprocatorystopper-driver on the carrier, the carrier being movable to bring thesaid tube and driver alternately into alinement with the filling-openingof a positioned package, a piston reciprocatory under fluid-pressure andoperatively connected with the said driver, a valve movable to directthe fluid pressure alternately against opposite sides of the piston,mechanism upon the carrier operatively connected with said valve toshift the same, and means in the path of said mechanism operatingthrough the latter to shift the said valve and produce driving plunge ofthe driver when the said' carrier is moved to bring the driverintoalinement with the package-opening, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD H. GANGVVISCH.

Witnesses:

H. O. EVERT, JNo. M. IRWIN, Jr.

